diff --git a/utils/wc.cpp b/utils/wc.cpp
index a657860b..8b57aa10 100644
--- a/utils/wc.cpp
+++ b/utils/wc.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	int flags = 0;
 
 	const char* argv0 = argv[0];
-	for ( int i = 0; i < argc; i++ )
+	for ( int i = 1; i < argc; i++ )
 	{
 		const char* arg = argv[i];
 		if ( arg[0] != '-' || !arg[1] )